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by prottog 4y ago
> the average forklift driver salary Of course, one may choose to work harder than average to make more than the average. > I seriously do not think that is possible Rents can be very low in these kinds of places, especially if you&#x
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> There’s oodles of space in the US This is true now and we don't need a government guarantee of housing to make that happen. What I don't like is people who want to live in a specific place they would like to live, and wanting
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> Instead we have "right to badmouth government" You should look at the track record of providing food, water, and shelter in places where you don't have a right to badmouth the government and instead had "rights&quot
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> Because unless you firehose the private sector with subsidies it'll never build an NPP Similarly, unless you hammer the private sector with mandates it'll never build solar panels atop parking lots? Besides, EDF was at one po
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Here is their definition: "A Pigouvian tax [...] is a tax on a market transaction that creates a negative externality, or an additional cost, borne by individuals not directly involved in the transaction." The "additional cos
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> In a free market Utilities are one of the least free markets ;-) especially in France, where EDF had a legal monopoly on generation for decades. > results in profits for the producer Not necessarily a bad thing; it allows for furthe
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by prottog 4y ago
What's right-wing about the Tax Foundation's definition? It's basically the same as the Wikipedia definition.
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> And solar and batteries are cheaper than nuclear on a levelized per kWh basis So I would expect to see countries with higher share of solar generation and less nuclear would have lower wholesale electricity prices than ones with less s
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by prottog 4y ago
Precisely. France already has precedent for this, with their 49-employee companies: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-05-03/why-franc... . On the surface, covering parking lots with solar panels see
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by prottog 4y ago
> even low earning people in the USA are above average earning in Europe The state of Mississippi, which many enjoy comparing to third-world countries, has a higher average disposable household income than does Germany. People, especiall
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by prottog 4y ago
You're right, I find that point of view to be very controversial. I've been to rich and poor parts of the US and Europe, and currently live in a US state that's in the bottom quintile of per capita incomes among states. There
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> the sentiment is to improve the life and livelihood of the average person Policies based on good sentiment almost always result in hidden costs that run counter to those sentiments. Strong employees' rights in Europe mean that com
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by prottog 4y ago
> but hell for everyone else Maybe "not as good for everyone else", but "hell" is such a big exaggeration. I know plenty of working-class people -- think barbers, construction workers, baristas -- who live happy lives
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by prottog 4y ago
That's not even true in September 2022[0], let alone throughout the whole immigration history from Nigeria to the US. There are a quarter of a million immigrants from Nigeria in the US. [0]: https://travel.state.gov/con
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by prottog 4y ago
Well, he still owns >10% of the company. Accountability when you're a significant owner, not to mention a founder, doesn't just mean that you get fired and sent away from the table.
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by prottog 4y ago
Perhaps a quip on the untrustworthy nature of bankers.
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> all our web apps that are currently deployed in Azure App Services/ VMs What problem does migrating to a new architecture solve? Does the current deployment have scaling, maintenance, or other troubles? Going from something that&#
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by prottog 4y ago
I just typed it out to see if I could remember, despite not having used it in over a decade. It's funny what sticks to your mind.
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by prottog 4y ago
> this is a core problem in western society Are there any societies, historical or current, where the extremely rich and powerful face justice in the way you would like, other than by pissing off other extremely rich and powerful people?
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by prottog 4y ago
Online reviews and rating systems do need an overhaul. I once tried to leave a review of a poor experience I had while staying at a short-term rental property, sticking to the facts with no melodrama; and the platform rejected my review as
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by prottog 4y ago
> the federal reserve does not belong to the USA Come now, that's legal fiction designed to maintain the independence of the Fed. Congress created the Federal Reserve System and could remove it or twist it to whatever shape it sees
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by prottog 4y ago
"Weight" and the gross vehicle weight rating are completely different things! The GVWR is how much weight the vehicle is designed (and in many cases legally allowed) to carry, including itself. People don't really think about
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by prottog 4y ago
> Most of the geographical US has places where non-white people basically feel not welcome. I'm a visibly non-white immigrant who has lived in a few different states and driven through most, including some very remote areas. I curre
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by prottog 4y ago
> Being productive is not a good Perhaps you mean that being maximally productive -- that is, seeking productivity over all other goals in life -- is not a good? Because productivity is definitely a good. Without it, all crumbles away to
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by prottog 4y ago
The Fed's tools are very blunt, and the only way it can reduce at-the-register prices for things like food and gas are indeed by hammering down aggregate demand, i.e. inducing a recession. Of course, whatever the Fed does may be counte
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by prottog 4y ago
The Great Lakes area is a good place to be to shield yourself from natural disasters of any kind, including any extreme climate events to come, other than maybe another ice age. For what it's worth, I live in the Gulf Coast, which is h
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by prottog 4y ago
> is a giant waste of time It accomplishes politicians making themselves look good to the electorate. Of course, the champagne doesn't hurt ;-)
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by prottog 4y ago
Indeed! Harder to hire, harder to fire. Like most such schemes, it advantages those already inside at the cost to those looking in from the outside; see also rent control.
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> another state that simply sucks on the federal government’s teat It's antithetical to the federal nature of the US that the overwhelming majority of tax dollars are paid to the federal government and not to state and local governm
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by prottog 4y ago
Constraints bring out creativity, and that is often fun. Film photography is more fun than digital photography. Driving a manual transmission is more fun than auto. But obviously if you had to do either for a living, you would pick the less

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